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Kola
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 - 08:45 pm: | 
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IT's TRUE: Women Are Showing Their Rage
by EBEN HARRELL
IT is the research finding every man suspected, and every women will vehemently disagree with - women are the angrier sex.
New research that examined the responses of 22,000 people over 50 years has found that women are more likely to feel angry and persistently frustrated than men.
They also are more likely to act on their frustration in an unhealthy manner, choosing passive aggression over non-violent confrontation, psychologists say.
And Hell really has no fury like a woman scorned, as thirtysomething women with no partner are far more likely to report angry feelings than those with partners.
The survey also found that both men and women tend to mellow in middle age, and that angry children do not necessarily become angry adults. A link also was established between economic status and anger, as low-income children are more prone to tantrums and distress.
The survey, funded by the government's Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), used interviews of more than 20,000 people born in 1958 and 1970, tracking responses through adulthood. It found that women were more likely to report "persistent anger" by a small but significant margin.
"In childhood, it is boys who are very angry and that sort of fits the common conception. But our study shows that come adulthood, it's just the opposite, as women tend to report being angry more often," study co-author Heather Joshi said.
While the study does not offer explanations for the differences, the authors speculated that women are frustrated by social inequality, particularly in the workplace.
"One can only speculate at this point, but it certainly should be looked into. My guess is further research will relate higher levels of anger to larger inequality issues facing women today," Joshi said.
University of London psychologist Windy Dryden said the study confirms previous research in which diary entries of American men and women found substantially more references to anger in the women's journals.
A recent study at Middlesex University suggested that old women tend to be grumpier than old men. The new report found that while men tend to become more tolerant as they get older, women stay angrier than ever, falling out with their friends, getting irritated by strangers in the street and feeling frustrated by the vagaries of modern technology.
Dr Dryden said anger is often prompted by feelings of powerlessness, which in women may be a response to entrenched sexism in modern society.
Powerlessness also may be the reason that single people in their thirties and people of low income tend to be angrier, as both may feel their lives are not going as planned.
The rich and famous are not immune to frustrations and anger, psychologists are quick to point out, as any woman can feel her blood rise. In 1999, supermodel Naomi Campbell enrolled in an anger management clinic and several celebrities, including Britney Spears, Diana Ross and Courtney Love have been linked to high-profile tantrums.
"Anger is caused by frustration and powerlessness. With all the demands in the workplace, relationships and at home, it's easy to speculate over why women get angry," he said.
Anger management psychologist Ian Hancock warned against reading too much into the study, as men and women may define anger differently.
"The human emotional response is primarily a physiological one. There is a measurable physical response - blood pressure rises, as does the pulse and adrenaline levels. That's the same regardless of the emotional situation. So a woman might be more attuned to these physiological changes and more inclined to identify them as anger," Dr Hancock said.
Dr Dryden, who runs a clinical practice in London, said his work with patients suggests women respond to anger in a less constructive manner than men.
He said: "Instead of using it as an opportunity for assertion, they tend not to deal with it directly, often becoming passively aggressive, talking behind people's backs, or taking feelings out on other people.
"Men have their own problems - violence mainly - but I don't think women have learned to use anger for the positive," he said.
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Abm
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 - 08:52 pm: |
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Kola,
HAHA!!
Hell! I couldah told them THAT!
Seriously. Sorry to see you're ill. Hope you feel well REAL SOON, Baby girl. And if it is what you think it maybe...OH BOY!
And Congratulations and GOD Bless you, your child and your family |
Kola
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 - 08:58 pm: |
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It's not "ME" who thinks it's a baby, ABM.
It's the doctors, who can't seem to figure out what's wrong with me.
I don't think I'm pregnant.
I just had my period!
But the abdominal swelling won't seem to go away.
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Abm
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 - 11:15 pm: |
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What a wondrously wacky world be the human female body.
But, again, I pray for you that all is well soon.  |
Abm
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Kola,
Ironically, I think part of the reason why women live longer/healthier lives is you can typically express your anger more readily than can men.
Because bottling fury within yourself can kill you as quickly as anything.
But the problem with guys is when we give way to our inner havoc, people get injured. |
Abm
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This uncheck feminine anger, though, is a BIG impediment to us Black men/women reconciling our problems. |
Moonsigns
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Regarding the article, I don't think women are angrier than men. I just think women aren't putting up with shyt anymore, especially in America. Anytime a woman refuses the "boys will be boys attitude" in any area of life, naturally, MAN will be threatened.
Kola,
I hope nothing is seriously wrong! Have you ever considered doing a cleanse? A company called Renew Life has an amazing cleanse called Cleanse Smart. If nothing else helps, consider trying a cleanse and doing colonhydrotherapy. Being in Cali, you proably have tons of certified therapists who perform this. If you don't want to do that, try taking Milkthistle. It's a very benign herb that is used to cleanse, restore and support the liver--the liver is the body's filter. Clean liver, clean body. Milkthistle is known to have little to no contraindications--it's known to be quite safe. Check out a web-site called curezone.com! They have lots of forums where you can read about alternative treatment for various ailments. Hope this can help--I hope you get some relief very soon!
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Kola
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 01:12 pm: |
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MOON,
Thank you.
I will make that my project for the day, as you're the second person to suggest it.
I hope you're right.
ALSO---I woke up with VERY DRY mouth this morning and yet I've been drinking gallons of water the last few days. What does that sound like?
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